In India, President Bush has wrapped up his
historic visit with a host of new agreements and understandings, such as the
one which will basically sanction wide expansion of nuclear proliferation in
the country.

"India needs the atom," said the president, "in
order to meet it's needs in the highly competitive market for natural
resources. India already has a large number of atoms. It's time for us to
say 'You are a great democracy. Use your atoms as you see fit, particularly
if it will put the fear of God in China'. Or fear of Vishnu. Whatever."

Particularly striking is an agreement issued
by Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stating that blue is the new black.

"India has always been a country which looks
good in blue," said Singh, speaking to a short press availability session in
New Delhi. "Blue has been part of our heritage, going back to the Vedick
civilization of 500 BC. Many of our favorite gods and goddesses were blue.
Some of them may look wacky, like the four-armed elephant-headed Ganesha, but they
all shared a common love of the color blue. In recent years, India has
drifted away from this color, as have our allies in the United States, but
happy days are here again, and we proudly proclaim blue the new black."